Am I Crazy? Or Is Everyone Else?

  Have you ever wondered what the hell is wrong with everyone? I feel like this quite often and I sometimes wonder if maybe I am just crazy or from another world. Day by day I constantly see people just lacking common sense, manners, or just the function to contribute to any social standard of helping one another progress our society whether it be for the bigger picture or just small things.

  By no way am I perfect or anything but I feel like I do a pretty good job of wanting to be a good person, self sufficient, and wanting to help out society in a productive way. I am one of those who tries to say "Thank You" "You're Welcome" "Please" whenever I can, I like to hold doors open for people, I tell people to have a good day, I get in the slow lane when people are behind me, I do make a conscious decisions to try and help people have a better day. When something needs to be done, I see what I can do without needed others help so not to bother others, and if I do need help I try to make it when they are available, not just when I need it done, why should you demand sometimes time if you aren't willing to take the time to plan it out better. If you know me, you know that I am often times a smart ass, blunt, honest, and always willing to make a joke. But sometimes I think I do cross the line of being honest and turning it into hurtful words which I know is wrong but why does it seem like other people are in a constant state of being..... douche bags.

  Working in a service oriented industry I deal with people all the time whether it be customers, other employees, or wholesale customers and all of them have the same thing in common, attitude. I have a general feeling that all people are born good and in their hearts want to be good for the most part. Of course we have the absolute crazies but as far as the general population I think that we all want to do good, have good done to us, and live in a good world. So when I see people come in and out with just nasty attitudes for no reason, or at least no reason generated by me or whoever is helping them I don't understand how they can stand being like that. Example: Customer comes into my work, first thing I do is say, "How are you doing and what can I do for you." Their response, "I got a 97 Ford and I need a factory tube." I just asked them how they were doing and they don't even care, respond, or greet me back, they just go on with their demands. When I go through a drive-thru at a Burger King, I always say hi, hows it going, place my order with a please and say thank you. What is so hard about just being polite and trying to help someone have a better day? Wouldn't you expect the same? When I go to a store I always hold the door open for people even if they are still a few seconds behind me and I just don't get how some people will just let the door go when you are reaching for it. Why do people think its ok to complain to the employees at movie theatres about prices, the kid behind the popcorn doesn't make the price, he just scoops it. Why does everyone need to give him shit? It's not his fault that you decided to go to the movies or that you didn't make your own popcorn before you came.

  I just can't fathom the reason for people not wanting to helpful to other people and polite. If there is one reason people can't say thank you or you're welcome I would love to hear it. Like I said before, I am no angel but I at least try to make a difference in someones day and attitude. Being polite doesn't cost you anything and the only thing it brings is positive feelings. Its a matter of paying it forward, you do 1 good deed to 2 people, and they do 1 good deed to 2 people, it grows and grows and as a whole betters society. So hopefully my good deeds will keep getting passed along and hopefully, next time you go to the drive-in, you ask the 16 year old kid how he is doing and tell him to have a good day. But hey, maybe I am just crazy for thinking we can all be good to one another.